Border police officers and three Israeli Arabs were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of smuggling illegal aliens into Israel, Arutz-7 (Hebrew) reported. The suspects are allegedly responsible for hundreds of illegal aliens living in Jerusalem and the surrounding areas and substantially damaging public security, a spokesman fo the Israeli Police Department related.
The arrest is the product of a recent, several weeks long undercover operation. The officers are expected of receving favors and bribe money in exchange for their help in the smuggling activities.